Slowly, the tumult dissipates as the work day begins; once more, gentle chimes of cars and people, the city settles into a steady, calm melody.

Then early evening arrives, carrying an air of expectation about it. The rapid tempo of the morning repeats in reverse motion.

These urban patterns are portrayed beautifully in the one minute micro-film, Points in Space (2011), directed by Australian artist Benjamin Ducroz. The film uses time-lapse and animation to visually represent the ebb and flow of movement in Melbourne’s CBD:

“using 1050 individual a0 sized frames with long exposure photography, points in space presents melbournes cbd’s cycles of repetition by responding to the flow of traffic at key intersections. bodies join, weld and converge into swarming masses of movement. this movement is present in each city around the world. the work presents how a city environment is controlled through organised systems. scenarios which may look like elements in chaos, work in harmony. ” (ducroz.com)